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Dan Hutchinson 09/04/2026 Dan Hutchinson 09/04/2026

New business is on a roll

A new roller-skating rink has opened in Taupō, complete with disco balls and fog machines.

Dan Hutchinson 22/10/2025 Dan Hutchinson 22/10/2025

Bright lights, big city

A group of senior dance students from Taupo-Nui-a-Tia College got the trip of a lifetime recently with a trip to Los Angeles and New York City.

Dan Hutchinson 09/10/2025 Dan Hutchinson 09/10/2025

A young life to celebrate

A service on Sunday for 19-year-old Jed Walker who died last month from what his family believe was a seizure will be an opportunity to remember his life and the many things he was involved in.

Kim Manunui 02/10/2025 Kim Manunui 02/10/2025

It’s all downhill from here

It’s the most fun you can have on four wheels and it’s rolling up fast on the calendar.

Rangatahi are busy putting their go-karts together, while adults scheme up new ways to foil their opponents in the upcoming Blue Light Trolley Derby at Spa Park on November 15.

Kim Manunui 25/09/2025 Kim Manunui 25/09/2025

Tuning in to youth music

A day of learning and then presenting five pieces of music to a packed Great Lake Centre hall. The 2025 incarnation of Taupō School of Music’s Big Music Day also included the participation of six members of the Royal New Zealand Navy Band with Leading Musician Pricilla Scanlan conducting one of the pieces.

Kim Manunui 04/09/2025 Kim Manunui 04/09/2025

Taupō’s big day of music

The Taupō School of Music’s Big Music Day is back again - this time with a naval twist.

Kim Manunui 20/08/2025 Kim Manunui 20/08/2025

Paving the way

A Taupō teenager is designing an app that will help those in wheelchairs and mobility scooters to identify the best and worst aspects of accessibility in the towns they live in.